Augustus Gloop

After Alexander’s death Ptolemy, Seleukos and Attalos, three of his closest friends, emerged as leaders of their own major dynasties, founded in the aftermath of the Battle of Ipsos in 301 BCE, namely, the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt, the Seleucid kingdom Asia, and the Antigonid kingdom in Macedon. Each of these kingdoms were similar in terms of their degree of Hellenization, the speed at which they grew, and extent to which they spread throughout non-Greek cultures within Egypt, Asia and Macedon…

Every leader in the history of the world was important very powerful to a certain extent. They changed the future for the best and even the worst. I, Osman the First, started one of the greatest rulers in history. I started the Ottoman Empire and made something to be feared in the future. My method created the roots that would allow the Ottoman Empire last for as long as it did. My great traits as a leader pushed my empire on and on. It was because of me that a great empire built on fear and…

Shakespeare is a master in his art of constructing five act plays that tell a lifetime of stories. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare presents a band of unique characters that all have strong opinions on Julius Caesar. Throughout the exposition of the play, Cassius is attempting to lead a group of men into the termination of Julius Caesar. Through this, the men show their true colors, and share their deep down opinions on Caesar. On the governmental side of things, Cassius holds a…

HE accomplished what practically everyone would consider outlandish. In an existence spreading over 69 years, he worked sans preparation India's biggest secretly controlled corporate domain. Dhirajlal Hirachand – also called Dhirubhai – Ambani would regularly say that achievement was his greatest adversary. He was a man who excited outrageous reactions in others. It is possible that you cherished him or you detested him. There was only no chance you could have been not interested in this…

Julius Caesar is a play about ancient rome and the downfall of the roman empire. But it is also about men and their actions, culture, and relationships with people around them and their power over people. In Rome it is predominatantly a male world, and the women are looked down upon, because they're seen as less valuable. Throughout the play woman are shown as everything that Roman men aren’t supposed to or want to be. In Julius Ceasser women have a unique kind of gift that is seen as incorrect…

In ancient Rome, men functioned as the heads of their households focused on the well-being and future of their families. First, the father had control over the children. As described in Law I of Table IV of the Twelve Tables, a father had the right of life and death over his son born in lawful marriage, meaning he controlled the very existence of any child born to him. Next, men choose women based on their ability to support the family, which was shown in the epitaph on a Roman wife’s tombstone…

“Since his pursuit of what he desires is unremitting, I therefore say he is a menace,” Li Si once said, in regards to Zhao Gao (Sima 46). Li Si, the first Prime Minister under the Second Generation Emperor, was not wrong in this declaration. Zhao Gao was manipulative and conniving. He appeared to use whatever aspects of different beliefs would get him closer to his desired goal, whether it was Legalism: a school of thought “strongly in favor of war as a legitimate means of strengthening the…

Introduction In 69 BC, the Flavians rose to power during the Roman civil war and they reigned over the Roman Empire between 69 BC and 96 BC. The Flavian Dynasty include Vespasian (69-79 BC), and his two sons Titus (79-81 BC) and Domitian (81-96 BC). Under Domitian reign, the Romans instituted guidelines concerning worship, known today as the Flavian polices which led to extreme persecution of the early church. From issues with Flavian Policies and the Roman religious atmosphere, cultural…

Introduction: Suetonius and Augustus Suetonius’ approach to biography is elucidated by centring focus on the Life of Augustus. Suetonius rose to prominence as a scholar, and later gained positions in Hadrian’s court, with his work The Twelve Caesars dated tentatively to the reign of Hadrian between 117-38 C.E. He did not write in a chronological style like his contemporary Plutarch, but rather divided his work thematically, into categories such as birth, achievements, career, morals and death,…

Grapes of Wrath Connection Paper, Kevin Dong, 08/25/17 The idea of giants crushing the laborers has been around for many centuries. These “laborers” have been taught to comply with these “Giants” for their own good in which gives them nearly free reign. These “Giants” can sometimes become so massive and influential they are essentially the largest influencer of social structures that are set in place. In “Ella May Wiggins and The Mill Mother’s Lament” the article reveals a mother of 5 children…